Comparison

TikFun vs Then What?

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TikFun

Experience interactive short dramas where your choices shape the narrative and lead to unique endings. Explore a wide variety of genres, all optimized for vertical mobile viewing.

Highlights
  • Immersive interactive experience
  • Protagonist role in stories
  • Choices rewrite plot
  • Vast selection of short dramas
  • Continuously updated genres
  • Optimized for vertical screen
Features
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Your story, you decide. TikFun is an immersive interactive short drama app. In each short drama, you will face choices at key moments — different choices lead to completely different endings. 【Immersive interactive experience】 No longer a bystander, but the protagonist of the story. Every choice rewrites the plot. 【Vast selection of short dramas】 Romance, revenge, suspense… Various types of interactive short dramas are continuously updated. 【Optimised for vertical screen, watch anytime】 Designed for mobile vertical screens, enjoy captivating stories during commuting or lunch breaks anytime. Download TikFun and start your story.

About

Then What?

This app lets you watch and contribute to community-driven stories. You can explore existing narratives, write the next part of an episode, or create your own shows. Engage with other users through reactions and comments.

Highlights
  • Watch community-made shows
  • Write the next episode beat
  • Create and publish your own shows
  • React to episodes
  • Leave timed comments
  • Discover stories by genre
Features
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Then What? is a home for stories that keep moving because the audience helps shape what happens next. WATCH THE STORY Explore community-made shows and watch each episode from the beginning to its newest moment. Follow the stories you care about and return as they grow. DECIDE WHAT COMES NEXT When a story is open for contributions, write the next beat in your own words. Other viewers can contribute too, turning every episode into a shared creative direction. CREATE A SHOW Start with a title, premise, visual style, characters, elements, and locations. Build a consistent world, choose its poster, and publish it for the community to continue. JOIN THE COMMUNITY React to episodes, leave timed comments, save favorite shows, and discover stories by genre. CREDITS AND MEMBERSHIP Browsing and watching are free. Creating and continuing stories uses credits, with the credit cost shown before each generation. Optional purchases include Creator memberships and one-time credit packs. Available products and localized prices appear in the app before Apple’s purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the purchase screen. Some story imagery and video may be generated with AI from creator directions. Community content is moderated and can be reported. What happened is only the beginning. Then what? TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TikFun4 screens
Then What?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TikFun at 3 against Then What?'s 1. TikFun also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TikFun sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Then What? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TikFun against 5.0 for Then What?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TikFun ships an update every 6 days, Then What? every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TikFun versus Then What?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTikFunThen What?
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB93 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGuangzhou Kefeng Information Technology Co., Ltd.AlterAspect LLC

Customer experience

TikFun

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Then What?

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TikFun

One-time5
  • TikFun 0.99 Points Recharge$0.99
  • TikFun 4.99 Points Recharge$4.99
  • TikFun 9.99 Points Recharge$9.99
Show 2 more
  • TikFun 19.99 Points Recharge$19.99
  • TikFun 99.99 Points Recharge$99.99
2 purchases

Then What?

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Creator$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • 100 Launch Credits$2.99

Questions

Is TikFun free?
TikFun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Then What? free?
Then What? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TikFun or Then What??
TikFun and Then What? are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TikFun or Then What? have ads?
Neither TikFun nor Then What? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TikFun or Then What??
TikFun ships an update every 6 days, and Then What? every 4 days. Most recently, TikFun was updated on October 31, 2026 and Then What? on October 31, 2026.

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